Antler Restoration

[Rusty]

In an effort to recreate a matching antler for our daughter's buck, and since I really enjoy "arts and crafts", I'm gonna try a few restoration projects to hone my skills.  This skull was left outside and is chewed, pitted, and sun bleached.  It should be a relatively easy restoration to start with since there is no major reconstruction needed. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Live to Hunt]

Oh no Rusty is getting board already. I can’t wait to see

[rocky]

Good luck. The hardest part of good antler repair is all in the coloring.

[LPJR]

Very cool. Have fun. Looks like that buck died just out of velvet, didn't get a chance to rub...I have found bucks with similar sharp points and bumps on the brows just after they died from EHD...

[3Blade]

Good luck, should be fun.

[JHbowhunter]

My very first buck at age 16 was a spike with shotgun...  It really was nothing special, looking back on it except it finally broke the ice...   If I can find it in my dad's basement, I was wondering if you can turn it into about a 130" 8pt, just to make it a little more special?

[JerseyJaysTaxidermy]

Hey rusty, that apoxie sculpt will make paint shiny.. Add some clay to the mixture to dull the finish do not blends in better.

Or buy apoxie clay. Or "fix it" epoxy putty which is what I use...

 

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[JerseyJaysTaxidermy]

As for coloring the antlers, stop by I'll give you some stuff thstbworks like a charm for a base color.

 

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[SPEARFISH]

 

 

I was wondering if you can turn it into about a 130" 8pt

 

 

Why stop at 130".  How about 330"

[Rusty]

Very cool. Have fun. Looks like that buck died just out of velvet, didn't get a chance to rub...I have found bucks with similar sharp points and bumps on the brows just after they died from EHD...

 

Yeah, it is a really cool rack, that's why I want to restore it.